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Embedded systems & reliable computing.

Newark, DE, United Statesjordonez@udel.edulinkedin.com/in/jordonezi ↗Google Scholar ↗

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Delaware, working at the intersection of embedded systems, hardware reliability, and edge AI.

My work combines FPGA acceleration, microcontroller firmware, and hardware/software co-design to make intelligent systems more robust under real-world constraints. I bring research depth alongside hands-on experience in industrial automation, medical devices, and engineering education.

RESEARCH FOCUS

  • Hardware security & reliability
  • Fault-resilient DNN accelerators
  • FPGA and MPSoC prototyping
  • Safety-critical embedded systems

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ACADEMIC TRAJECTORY

Education

2022 — Present

Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical & Computer Engineering

University of Delaware · Newark, DE

Computer Systems concentration. Dissertation research on controllable fault injection attacks, retraining-free mitigation, and DNN accelerator hardening.

2024 — 2026

M.Sc., Higher Education

Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” · La Paz, Bolivia

Competency-based engineering pedagogy, assessment, and curriculum engineering.

2019 — 2020

Specialist, Higher Education

Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” · La Paz, Bolivia

Quality management in higher education, with a case study in the Mechatronics Engineering Department.

2011 — 2015

B.Sc., Mechatronics Engineering

Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” · La Paz, Bolivia

Distinguished Honor Graduate. Thesis: reconfigurable hardware implementation of PCA for brain-computer interfaces.

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ENGINEERING & RESEARCH

Experience

2022 — Present

Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant

University of Delaware

Engineering fault-resilient DNN hardware accelerators on Xilinx MPSoC targets; developing bare-metal and PetaLinux drivers; and mentoring students in embedded co-design and PCB design.

FPGAMPSoCEDGE AIFAULT INJECTION

2021

Summer Research Intern

University of Delaware

Performed side-channel power analysis and voltage/clock glitching experiments on embedded microcontrollers using ChipWhisperer platforms.

HARDWARE SECURITYCHIPWHISPERER

2016 — 2022

Full-Time Instructor & R&D Engineer

Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”

Developed embedded systems and custom PCBs for medical devices and robotics; deployed edge vision systems; and led a five-year Mechatronics curriculum redesign.

FIRMWAREROBOTICSPLCCURRICULUM

2014 — 2016

PFM

Development Engineer

Products For Medicine · La Paz, Bolivia

Designed STM32-based IoT sensing hardware and low-level firmware for cleanroom environmental monitoring in medical facilities.

STM32PCB DESIGNMEDICAL IOT

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RESEARCH & PAPERS

Publications

Research on resilient computing, embedded AI, and mechatronic systems. The list below reflects the publications and technical reports in the current CV.

2026

BLADE: Lightweight Fault Resilient Semantic Segmentation on Hardware Accelerators

J. Ordoñez, C. Yang · IEEE TCAD

JOURNAL

2026

Dual-Stream GNN for Cross-Design Power Trace Prediction

D. Liu, D. Avci, J. Ordoñez, C. Yang · DATE · Under review

CONFERENCE

2025

Targeted Fault Injection on Semantic Segmentation Models

J. Ordoñez, C. Yang · IEEE ICCD

CONFERENCE

2024

Enhancing DNN Accelerator Integrity via Selective and Permuted Recomputation

J. Ordoñez, C. Yang · IEEE/ACM ICCAD

CONFERENCE

2024

Derailed: Arbitrarily Controlling DNN Outputs with Targeted Fault Injection Attacks

J. Ordoñez, C. Yang · DATE

CONFERENCE
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2023

Exploring Microgravity Liquid Printing Based on Resin Solidification for Outer Space Applications

F. Diaz, G. Sahonero, G. Rojas, M. Clavijo, J. Ordoñez, K. Nallar · Key Engineering Materials

2022

MAMBU: A Bolivian Case of Response to Artificial Ventilators Shortage

F. Diaz, J. Ordoñez, et al. · IEEE ANDESCON

2022

Personal Protective Equipment Use Inspection, Real-Time Surveillance with YOLO

G. Huanca, J. Ordoñez, C. Menacho · ICMLT

2022

Robot Grasping Based on RGB Object and Grasp Detection Using Deep Learning

R. Cruz, J. Ordoñez · ICMRE

2022

Model for Autonomous Multi-Robot Formation Control Applied to Differential Robots

K. Soza, J. Ordoñez · ICARA

2020

Fall Detection Based on CNN Models Implemented on a Mobile Robot

C. Menacho, J. Ordoñez · IEEE UR

2019

A 3D Convolution Accelerator Implemented on FPGA Using SDSoC

J. Ordoñez, G. Sahonero · IESTEC

2019

Medical Devices under Microgravity Conditions

F. Diaz, M. Irahola, J. Ordoñez · Scholar Press

2016

Cardiovascular Medical Devices Performance under Microgravity Conditions

F. Diaz, M. Irahola, J. Ordoñez, et al. · ZARM-UNOOSA Technical Report

2016

Mechanical Features Analysis of the Nitinol Alloy under Microgravity Conditions

F. Diaz, M. Irahola, J. Ordoñez, et al. · ZARM-UNOOSA Technical Report

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TEACHING & MENTORSHIP

Teaching & mentorship

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

Applied teaching and research mentorship in embedded systems.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023–present.

  • Embedded Systems Hardware/Software Co-Design: laboratory instruction and design tutorials using MPSoC/FPGA acceleration, AXI interconnects, and Vitis.
  • Advanced PCB Design: instructional support for Altium Designer, high-speed layout, and signal-integrity practice.
  • Vertically Integrated Projects: multidisciplinary team supervision, project evaluation, and code-repository feedback.
  • Microelectronics Community Science Days: outreach labs for high-school students and teachers, including an encryption-breaking demonstration and an automated M&M sorting system.

STUDENT ADVISING & MENTORSHIP

  • Colombian Summer Research Program: technical interviews, coding challenges, and daily research mentoring toward baseline fault-injection models.
  • Research Experience for Undergraduates: project supervision, experiment templates, direct coding mentorship, and poster preparation for the Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity.
  • VIP: literature-review guidance, system implementation, hardware debugging, and support for an ECE Research Day presentation.

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA BOLIVIANA

Six years of curriculum, laboratory, and student-development leadership.

Full-Time Lecturer, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, 2016–2022.

  • Microcontrollers & Embedded Systems: ARM Cortex-M, TI Tiva C, MSP430, and bare-metal programming.
  • Digital Circuits & FPGA Logic Design: VHDL, Verilog, and Vivado.
  • Electric Circuits & Instrumentation: hands-on measurement, analysis, and laboratory practice.
  • Mechatronic System Integration & Robotics: systems integration and robotics projects.
  • Automation & Control: Siemens S7-1200, TIA Portal, Omron PLCs, and HMI integration.

STUDENT ADVISING & MENTORSHIP

  • Postgraduate advisor: Specialization in Robotics and Automation thesis on industrial robotics, 2023.
  • Undergraduate thesis advisor: directed 15+ projects in mobile robotics, embedded systems, and industrial automation, with publications on fall detection, multi-robot formation control, PPE inspection, and robot grasping.
  • Faculty chapter mentor: official mentor to the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Student Branch, 2022.

RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS

  • Computer Systems & Networking Graduate Faculty Award, University of Delaware 2026
  • Doctoral Fellowship for Excellence, University of Delaware 2025
  • UNOOSA DropTES Fellowship Awards, 2nd & 7th cycles 2015, 2022
  • Teaching Excellence Award, Universidad Católica Boliviana 2022
  • National Prize in Science & Technology, Bolivia 2016
  • Solutions for Health Award, Maya Foundation 2016
  • Distinguished Honor Graduate, Universidad Católica Boliviana 2016
  • Academic Excellence Scholarships, Hanns Seidel Stiftung and UCB 2012, 2013

ACADEMIC SERVICE

  • Reviewer, IEEE Embedded Systems Letters 2025 — Present
  • Conference Sub-Reviewer, IEEE/ACM ICCAD 2023 — 2025
  • Conference Sub-Reviewer, DATE 2023 — 2025
  • Conference Sub-Reviewer, IEEE HOST 2023 — 2025
  • Conference Sub-Reviewer, CODES 2023
  • Conference Sub-Reviewer, Conferencia Iberoamericana en Sistemas, Cibernética e Informática 2018

GRANTS & FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

2020

IEEE HAC/SIGHT COVID-19 Grant

Co-Principal Investigator and Lead Hardware Engineer for MAMBU, a mechatronic ambulatory medical breathing unit developed in response to the ventilator shortage.

2022

UNOOSA DropTES Fellowship — 7th Cycle

Co-Investigator on a project evaluating liquid printing and resin solidification under microgravity at the ZARM Drop Tower in Bremen, Germany.

2015

UNOOSA DropTES Fellowship — 2nd Cycle

Co-Investigator on a microgravity experiment evaluating Nitinol alloy mechanical behavior and cardiovascular-device performance.

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